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The minority caucus of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the House of Representatives has declared support for the factional minority leader of the parliament, Ndudi Elumelu, on his emergence. The caucus also passed a vote of confidence on the newly constituted minority leadership, saying its decision to stand by the principal officers was in tandem with House Standing Order, i.e Order 7, Rule 8, which is a derivative of section 60 of the 1999 constitution as amended. Addressing a press conference Monday, members of the caucus, led by Legor Idagbo, representing Bekwara/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency of Cross River State, said though…

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Mohammed, Monday, warned that judicial officers in the country, especially the new Magistrates, “must live above board, shun corruption, and avoid corrupt practices and misconduct” in the discharge of their duties. Mohammed issued the warning at the opening ceremony of an orientation course for newly appointed Magistrates, held at the National Judicial Institute, NJI, in Abuja. “By your appointment to the magistracy, you are expected, like any other judicial officer to show diligence, industry and transparency in the discharge of your duties. “The image of the judiciary is determined by what…

A Report of enquiry into the plight of Christians across the globe recently released by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office has revealed grave evidence that Christians constitute by far the most widely persecuted religion and calls on UN observers to monitor necessary security measures. The report, carried out by the Bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Truro, Rt. Rev. Edward White Benson and published Monday, recorded widespread evidence of the kind of persecution and discrimination that Christians face worldwide. It also outlined the seriousness of the challenge, and made recommendations for how the Foreign Office could better…

By Israel Umoh Cries. Lamentations. Anguish. Apprehensions. Discomfort. Losses. Endless tales. What a sad Sunday! This was the mood many families found themselves as perennial flood sacked them and destroyed their hard-earned property in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital. For the family of Iniobong E. Ukpe, a bishop and founder of Christian Hope Assembly, Uyo, life cannot be the same for a long time to come as the ‘angry’ flood submerged his house on Sunday, July 7, with merciless damage of his household effects. Consequently, the family of nine lost all their household property to the rampaging flood that swept…

By Akanimo Sampson After 18 months of submitting his panel’s report to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the need to dispense with the subsisting pseudo-federal structure which virtually all the geo-political blocs see as an impediment to national cohesion and economic progress, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has echoed the need for a speedy restructuring of Nigeria. At a summit of Northern youths, Governor El-Rufai who headed the APC committee, said Nigeria as presently constituted consists of two unequal countries. According to him, ‘’there is a backward, less educated and unhealthy Northern Nigeria and a developing, largely educated…

By Akanimo Sampson The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) is not on the same page with the Northern Governors’ Forum on the fire-stoking Ruga settlements plan by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for his nomadic Fulani herdsmen. While the Northern governors are urging all stakeholders in their region to remain calm and be democratic in expressing their views about the suspended Ruga settlement, ACF, the umbrella body for the area, is calling on Nigerians not to heat up the polity on the Ruga issue, insisting that herdsmen in the country should be encouraged. ACF has expressed strong support for the…

Senator Sahabi Yau’ Alhaji, Sunday, expressed concerns over the senseless attacks on Zamfara State by bandits and the alarming rate of bloodbath as well as wanton destruction of economic activities in the state. Senator Alhaji, a deputy Minority Whip of the Senate, therefore, called on security operatives to redouble their efforts to ensuring that people still in captivity regain their freedom. In a statement in Abuja, Alhaji, however, hailed the Zamfara State Police Command for securing the release of no fewer than 40 people being held in various hideouts by volunteer vigilante groups and bandits in the state. The Senator also…

Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, Segun Awolowo, said weekend that Nigeria could in the next 10 to 15 years, earn about $150 billion from non-oil revenue sources. Awowolo stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the successful implementation of a zero oil plan will increase significantly foreign exchange earnings for the country. Awolowo, who stated that he was at the villa to brief the President on the zero oil implementation plan and the steps taken so far…

Governor Udom Emmanuel has called on privileged Akwa Ibom indigenes in the state and in the Diaspora to partner his administration in the development of the state. Emmanuel, who made the call during the second anniversary and graduation of trainees of the Ibom Development and Empowerment Assembly (IDEA) on Sunday in Uyo, said his government was eager of taking less privileged indigenes off the streets of Akwa Ibom. The Governor, who was represented by Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to the State Government, said only through such partnership would the vision be accomplished. He lauded the vision of the organisers of IDEA,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it was overwhelmed with applications for correction of data by candidates who sat for its examinations in the past 10 years. The board said the development arose from its recent disclosure that it would revalidate the biometrics of all candidates who had taken its examinations in the past 10 years in a bid to detect impersonators. JAMB in its weekly news bulletin made available to newsmen by Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Head of Media, Sunday, noted that recently it “had vowed to publish the names of impostors in order to serve…